A fantastic
"thank you" and review of The Man Called Brown Condor by
Thomas E. Simmons!
Dear
Tom:
Greetings
from Ohio. It was a great pleasure to read your wonderful book The Man Called Brown Condor. As an Ethiopian by
birth and a proud naturalized citizen of the United States, I found this book
to be a master piece of history. I learned a great deal about so many things
relevant to my own history as well as to the lives of my children: History of
racism and segregation in the U.S., history of the aviation industry globally,
history of my own forefathers and the battle with the Mussolini and fascist
Italians. Overall, what a master piece! While all these are pertinent to any
reader, to me every chapter had something to relate to my own life in a reverse
analogous way.
Born
in Addis Ababa from a former military telegraphist father who spent time in the
Korean War (relating to yours), I was trained as a veterinarian who practiced
in the remotest area in Southern Ethiopia, committed my life to serve the
people of Ethiopia initially, migrated to the U.S. in the mid-1990s and served
the U.S. in North Carolina and now in Ohio. I established a link back to home
in Ethiopia and eastern Africa and am currently leading one of the major
contemporary global issues—infectious diseases—via a Global One Health program
training young scientists in Ethiopia in a building capacity. All the ups and
downs I have been through. While by no means am I close to the extent of the
humble heroism Colonel John Robinson's exhibited, the book just reminds me
life's up and downs, the struggle and commitment for success.
This
has been a wonderful reading during the Christmas and New Year break. Thank
you, thank you, thank you. You are now my hero!!!!
Best
regards,
Wondwossen
Wondwossen A. Gebreyes DVM, PhD, DACVPM
Professor,
Molecular Epidemiology; Director, Global Health Programs
College
of Veterinary Medicine
The Man Called Brown Condor
Published
by Sky Horse Publishing www.skyhorsepublishing.com
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